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ttHIRTY-MNTH YEAR.
BIG EVENTS FOB
VETERAN'S FUND
hebe emtio
It was announced yesterday in the
Times-Recorder that plans were on
foot for raising funds to help defray
expenses of those veterans who would
not otherwise be financially able to at
tend the National Confederate reunion
at Washington, D. CL, in June.
It is the purpose of the committee
to put on an entertainment on April
10th. The place will be on Jackson
street between lam&r and Forsyth.
The exclusive right to the use of the
section of the street has been granted
by the mayor and city council.
Now that we have the time and
place, what is to be the nature of the
entertainment. Americus is fortunate
in many ways in having the John Rob
inson circus winter here. There are
more wonderful and mysterious things
about a circus than anything on earth.
And one of the most fortunate features
is that the circus management is so
accommodating. The use of the band
las been secured; a better one is not
to be had in these parts. Another at
tractive and unique feature is that the
clowns from the circus will entertain
the crowd with their capers, and they
say they have several new pranks that
they would like to work out on the
Americus peoiple.
Another feature of entertainment
will be several contortionist acts by
the circus people together with wire
walking and other featured. Last but
by far not least will be a street ball
under the supervision of a committee
that will see that the dancing is con
ducted orderly and properly. Those
only will be admitted who secure tick
ets from the box office.
Arrangements have been made to
have elevated seats placed on botn
sides of the street to accommodate the
crowd. The seats will be 25 and 35
cents, the entrance ticket admitting to
scats. The price of dancing will be
50 cents. Ladles that dance will be
admitted free. John Robinson’s band
will furnish the music.
There is no question but that this
entertainment will be supported in the
spirit in which it is intended. All we
ask is the support of the people of
Americus, the surrounding towns have
pledged their support. The cause is a
worthy one and one that appeals to
every loyal son and raughter of the
South. All together and lets make
this s gala occasion. One that will
live in memory. Make the Veterans
happy and thereby be happy. The
proceeds will be turned over to the
treasurer of the local camp to defray
the expenses of those who would not
be able to attend otherwise.
Other features of the program will
t.» announced later. In the meantime
ail together, boost and don’t let up.—
Our slogan is, “A good time in a good
town."
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BUSINESS COUNCIL
TO MEET TONIGHT
The Business Council of the Ameri
cus and Sumter County Chamber of
Commerce will hold its first meeting l
tonight at the offices of the Chamber
at 8 o’clock.
The organization of the council will
be perfected at this time, a chairman i
and vice chairman being chosen, and ■
preparations made to carry on the ac
tive duties of the body.
The Business Council is composed of .
.representatives from each of the 2)
groups of business enterprises repre-l
sented in the Chamber of Commerce
Two representatives are elected from
each group of enterprises.
All suggestions and ideas concern-!
ing the program of activities of the i
Chamber of Commerce are first refer- j
red to the Business Council for discus- •
eion and approval, after which the
matter is passed upon by the com
missioners.
The members of the council have
just been chosen as the result of a
mail vote and the meeting tonight will
mark the beginning of the active oper
ations of this important body.
T*-e meeting is open not only to
TRY A WANT AD IN THE TIMES-RECORDER. IT’S PULLING POWER WILLSHOW YOU THE BEST M RY QUICK
NEW MOTOR POMP
ARRIVES J GUY
The new motor pumping engine for
the Americus Fire department arrived
this morning from the American La-
France Engine Manufacturing Com
pany, of Elmira, N. Y., and will be in
, stalled in the fire station as soon as
i proper arrangements have been made
• for its accommodation.
[ The motor pump is guaranteed to
, throw 1,000 gallons of water per min.
[ ute, and is mounted on an automobile
! truck, similar in some ways to the
, motor truck already in use by the de-
1 partment. It cost the city $8,500.
j It will take the place of the horse
drawn apparatus that has been a
, feature of the fire fighting equipment
I for years past The two horses that
| have been quartered in the station will j
!' be dispensed with entirely. "Prince,"
( I the veteran fire horse being transfer
. I red to the street department, while
I 'Spitfire,’’ his stable horse, will be
,' returned to the Robinson Show’s, the
( circus management having loaned the
animal to the fire department on the
( death of "Morgan,” the old fire horse!
, that served faithfully for so many!
I years.
The concrete stall partitions near
. ‘ the front of the station are today be
. ing removed to make a place for the
t new motor pump alongside the other
• truck, and it is probable that the ma
chine will be installed within a day or
, two. A representative of the mann-'
facturers will arrive tomorrow to dl- I
; rect the unloading and installation of
, the pump.
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UNREST IN SPAIN
a
MAY CDMEFROM
I
TOGO SHORTAGE
1
LONDON, March 29.—A decree has
‘ been issued, suspending constitutional
1 : guarantees throughout the provinces of
I I Spain, according to Madrid news dis
' i patches. No explanation of the decree
I is given in the reports reaching Lon-
' | don early today.
I
Revolution Brewing in Spain.
PARIS. March 29. —Madrid news dis-
I patches says an appeal to the people
' of Spain has been issued at that place,
I the terms of which the government de
! j dares to be seditious. Many of the
! signers of the appeal have already been
arrested, while the authorities continue
! searching for others.
j The cabinet has taken jurisdiction
over the situation created, and it is an- j
nounced will deal summarily with all I
suspected of disloyalty to Alfonso’s
; government.
Situation Similar to Thut in Russia.
WASHINGTON. D. CL March 29.
i Officials here pointed out this after
i noon the similarity of the situation in
j Spain to that preceding the Russian
| revolution, which also began through
; political unrest induced by food short
i age. None of those commenting on the
I developments of the day at Madrid
I were willing to venture an opinion as
i to the ultimate outcome.
BEGIN FIRE INSPECTIDN
' UNDER HEW OROINANGE,
i Assistant Chief Parker of the Fire
i department yesterday afternoon began i
I the inspection of premises throughout l
! the city as provided for by the re
cently passed ordinance ’ooking to- I
Iward more, efficient fire protection.
Defective flues, dangerous construe- j
I tion, improper disposition of waste'
| and other items contributing to the
j danger of fire, are reported by the'
inspectors and the property owners
notified to correct the .unsafe condi-'
tior.s.
members of the Business Council, but
to the general membership of the
chamber, as well and several matters
of interest are to be discussed at the
session.
AMERIHISBMEKEOROER
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
WANTS MS IB
BICK ARMY SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 29. i
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the I
senate military committee, said that a
conference w’ith President Wilson, ar
ranged for late today, he would urge
the president in his address to con
gress Monday to endorse universal mil
itary service as a preparedness meas- |
ure.
AWARDS MADE
IN U. 0. C. ESSAY
CONTEST HERE
I
The first phase of the essay con
test conducted by the United Daugh
| tors of the Confederacy has been con-
I eluded and the medal awards made in
i the competition among the students of
! the educational institutions of Ameri
cus.
Miss Macy Grey, a resident of Sum- .
ter county and a student at the Third ■
District A. & M. school, has been I
awarded a gold medal for having sub- ]
mitted the best essay from that instt-
I tution. and her essay has also been
chosen by the judges to be sent on to
Athens to compete in the contest for
♦he state medal. Norman English, of
Ft. Valley, received honorable men
tion in the Third District A. & M. com-
I petition.
Miss Lula Howard, of this city, niece
of Miss Effie Howard, was awarded the
gold medal offered to students of the
Americus High school for the best es
say, while Miss Elizabeth Harris,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Har
ris. received honorable mention in the
High school competition.
The U. D. C. of Georgia offer a gold
medal each year for the best essay sub
mitten on a given theme. This year
the subject was: “Jefferson Davis an J
Abraham Lincoln; Their Services to!
the United States Government an the
Principles For Which They Stood in
1861." |
The Americus chapter of the U. D. i
C offered gold medals to the students j
ct the High school and the A. & M. 1
school as an added incentive to stimu-l
late competition. These medals were
entirely separate from the state medal
award, although the best essay sub- ■
mitted in both schools is entered in!
the state competition.
To Miss Jean Cameron, instructor in
English at the High school and to Mrs.;
George Stallings, English instructor at
the A. & M. school, is due much credit
I for the excellent showing made by the
I successful competitors in the essay
contest.
Last year the state medal in the es- •
say contest was won by Frank Harrold,:
Jr., and the Americus chapter, U. T>. I
C., is particularly anxious to see the
state medal again won by an Ameri-'
cus student.
Mrs. Charles L. Ansley, Mrs. E. «>.:
Carswell and Mrs. W. C; Gray were thy
judges making the awards in this city.
Fictitious names were signed to the es
says while the correct names of the
contestants were contained in sealed,
envelopes opened after the awards had ■
I bfen made.
GERMAN RAIDER GEIS
A WARSHIP OF JAPAN
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VANCOUVER. B. C., March 29.—A |
Tokio news dispatch says a German,'
raider has been sunk by a Japanese j
i warship in the southern Pacific ocean. <
! 1 he dispatch mentions no names either i
lof the Japanese cruiser engaged or
the raider destroyed.
A recent statement issued at Ber-j
Ilin reported the re-arnval at a Ger-1
’ man port of the famous raider'
Ic-owe. which vessel was credited with i
i 'he capture and destruction of several I
I British. French and Japanese vessels'
•tn the south Atlantic, and it is, there-1
, fore believed that more titan one con
erted warship slipped past the Brtt
t h blockade when the Meowe put t >
' ea several mo-tths ago.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, TP 1 JRSDAYAFTERNOON. MARCH 29, 1917
MEETING ON THE
FARM LOAN BILL
HERE MTURDAY
There will be a meeting of the
! farmers who wish to join "The Farm
| er's National Loan Association" of
i Sumter County Saturday morning at
1-0:30 o’clock at the courthouse.
There was a meeting held at the
court house last Saturday, at which
time the matter of orgauizaing was
gone into rather thoroughly, instruc
tions from the Columbia Federal Land
Bank, concerning the provisions to be
made in organizing, were read and!
considered. The name “The Fanner’s j
National Farm Loan Association’’ >f I
Sumter County was adopted for the
local organization. Geo. W. Walters
i was elected temporary chairman and
j Stephen Pace as temporary secretary
i treasurer, but due to the lack of org
anizing blank forms to be supplied tty
the Land Bank and the absence of
three or four parties who are anxious
I to join the association as charter,
members, it was agreed to postpone
! final organization until the coming
j Saturday, March 31st.
! | At this meeting it was further an- ■
I nounced that the Federal Farm Loan !
i Board, which has supervision and the |
I administration of the Farm Loan Act,
! had advised that the money borrowed
’ j on farm lands by the, members of this
, I Association will be loaned at five (5%)
,! per cent per annum, payable in small
i annual payments according to amort
-1 ization table.
The Federal Board further recom
mended that all loans be made for a
1 , period of thirty-six years. Loans
! j made for this period can be pa-id off
! | (principal and interest) by adding one
’. per cent per annum to the interest
’ ■ rate. Which shows that money bor
’ I rowed at 5% can be paid, both prin
! cipal and interest, by making the
small annual payment of 6% per year
' on the amount borrowed. It will be no
hardship on anyone to make a loan
I tor this length of time, even if ha
II ” •
, should desire the money for a shorter
': period, inasmuch as the law distinctly
, provides that any portion or al) of the
principal can be paid at any interest
I date after five years.
At the meeting to be held at the
court house Saturday morning it 's
expected that final organization will
be perfected, a president, vice-presi
dent. and a board of directors com
i posed of five members, will be elected,
i This board of directors will then name
a land examining board, to be com
: posed of three members, to inspect all
■ lands offered as security. It is hoped
that the association will be able to
| have all applications for loans ap-
I proved and the money on hand for dis
i tribution within forty or sixty days;
j and all who expect to join the associa-j
tion and make applications for loans)
i are expected to be on hand Saturday
I morning at ten-thirty.
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VETERANS WILL MEET
HERE MORNING
Camp Sumter. U. C. V„ will hold its
! r> gular meeting on Tuesday morning,
i April 3rd. at 9:30 o’clock, in the
courthouse. All veterans are urgently
requested to be in attendance, as busi
ness of importance is to be transacted.
The annual election of officers will
I occur at this time, as well as the elec
• tion of delegates to represent Camp
j Sumter at the Confederate reunion to
I be held in Washington, D. C„ in June.
1 Arrangements for the transportation
j and lodging of veterans during the re-;
j union will also be discussed and other
j matters of importance will come up at ‘
j the meeting.
» l> tlLl' WEATHER FORECAST ♦
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♦ The weather forecast for Amer- ♦
i • fi iia and vicinity follows- ♦
I ♦ FDR AMERICUS: Fair and ♦
' * Warmer. ♦ <
I»♦ : i
♦ “Weather or So"— Every man is ♦
♦ a success, even if it is only a fail- ♦
< ure. —Old Man Sage. ♦ ; i
♦ ♦ * ♦’
LOIIELUGE ID SPEAK
Al THE AUDITORIUM
General Secretary J. E. Lovelace, of
the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, is in the city this after-1
noon and will speak tonight at 8
o’clock at the High school auditorium.
A fine orchestra will render music,
tbeir program beginning at 7:30
o’clock.
The general public is invited to hear
the address tonight.
BRITISH GAIN A
LARGE VICTORY
GIER TOOKS
LONDON, March 29. —It is officially
announced that the British army op
erating in Palestine has defeated a
Turkish army of 20,000, capturing 900
prisoners, including one general and
his divisional staff. Pursuit of the
defeated army continues.
Heavy Fighting in West.
NEW YORK, March 29.—(Compiled
by the Associated Press from Euro
pean cables during the day.)—The
German war office announces that the
French lost heavily during futile at
tempts to re-capture positions recency
i taken by German troops In the Cham
paignn region today.
The Paris statement announces that
I French forces have captured an im
portant munitions and supply depot,
and that continuous artillery fighting
is in progress between the Somme and
Aisne rivers in the western war area.
Everywhere, the statement asserts,
the French have succeeded in keeping
tn close contact with the German lines
and heavy losses have been inflicted
upon the enemy.
Heavy German guns are bombarding
Soissons, states the French war office.
British troops have advanced from
Rafa to a point within five miles of
Gaza, and are engaged in constructing
a railroad for the transportation of
supplies.
British Reach New German Trenches.;
LONDON, March 29.—General Mau
rice, director of military operations at
the war office here, stated today that
German troops in France are now en
trenched along the front where the
1 ntente Allies are advancing.
ANOTHER BRITISH BARK
SUNK WITHOUT WARNING
WASHINGTON, IX. C.. March 29. -
i Wesley Frost, United States consul at
Queenstown, Ireland, informed the
state department this morning that the
British bark Neath has been torpedoed
off Fastnet Light. Notwithstanding no
I warning was given all the crew, in-
I eluding two Americans, were saved.
I ( HICAGO MAY WHEAT
REACHED NEW HIGH LEVEL
CHICAGO, March 29.—1 n the grain
pit here today May wheat options sold!
at $1.97 1-8, the highest point reacu- 1
ed trince the European war began.
183 GBAOUATES FROM
INAPOLIS FOB NAVY
ANNAPOLIS Md.. March 29.—A
| class of one hundred and eighty-three!
midshipmen ware commissioned at the
Naval Acadamy here today, three
months ahead of time. The members
lof the class were told by Secretary
Daniels the nation expected them to
be retrtly "for the day that may come—
how soon, who can tell, when upon
your coolness, knowledge, leadership
abd ability tt> shoot straight- may de-
P< nd the fate of a decisive naval en
•ngagement” Secretary Daniels who at
tended the graduation exercises as the
representative of Ihvsident Wilson,
urged the member* of the class to em
ulate the example of Dewey and other
American ninl heroaa.
HERS OF 1.L.1.
SLID TO GET SACK
.1
| First Sergeant C. E. (Munch) Guer
’lry. with Privates Merrill Wheatley
and Harry Schneider came down this
morning from Camp Harris to spend
’ the day with home folks after their
long stay with the Americus Light In
fantry at Camp Cotton, El Paso, Tex.
Other members of Company I are ex
pected to arrive tonight and tomorrow,
leave of absence being allowed the
boys as fast as conditions at Camp
Harris will warrant Since the Geor
i gia troops arrived In Macon on Tues
day, the men have been busy getting
i tbeir camp in shape, and while all
the Company I boys are anxious to
get back home for a day or two at
least, It is impossible for many of them
to leave just at present
Private Schneider has been Incapac
itated for several months by rheuma
tism and was sent to the military hos
pital at Hot Springs, Ark., where he
spent about a month, returning to
Camp Cotton, and remaining there un
til the troops left for Georgia.
Corporal J. G. Holst, of the Ameri
cus Light Infantry, is seriously ill at
‘ the military hospital at Fort Bliss, El
Paso, with a complication of measles
and pneumonia, and grave fears aro
felt for his recovery. His condition
was such that it was impossible for
him to be taken back home with the
rest of the Georgia troops.
The Americus boys are somewhat
, disappointed at the news that they
are not to be mustered out on account
. of the international situation, but ev
ery one of them are jubilant over re
turn to “God’s country” once more.
BRYAN APPEALS
TO CONGRESS ON
HIS PEACE PLAN
MIAMI, Fla., March 29.—William J.
Bryan, former secretary of state in
President Wilson’s cabinet, and recog- j
nized as the foremost pacifiist in the |
United States, today issued an open!
appeal to congress, urging that an at- j
tempt be made to obtain a suspension
of Germany’s present ruthless subma
rine campaign through application of
the so-called Bryan peace plan. This!
plan which has been embodied in sev-,
oral treaties negotiated between the
United States and foreign countries, 1
notably the smaller South American
republics, provides for the investiga I
tion of disputes between nations by an
international tribunal, pending the de-'
cision of which both parties to the dis-1
pute pledge themselves to keep the)
peace.
The appeal, which is somewhat len-j
gthy, also asks that congress, if that)
body be satisfied nothing but war will :
satisfy the honor of the American na-!
tion. consult the people through the'
medium of a referendum vote before!
taking steps which might mean sign-!
ing the death warrant of thousands of I
good and useful citizens. Bryan con-
I eludes his appeal with the assertion ‘
, that he believes congress ought to con - i
sider that the wrongs it seeks to pun-!
,i‘ h at this time are not directed
, primarily against the United States,
tut against the nations with which
■ the offenders are already at war.
I P. _ GETS~ORDER
STOPPING I. It S.
NEW YOKE, March 2« Fodera>»
I ;• trict Judge Hand today granted the
application of the Associated Dress for
a writ of injunction restraining the
international News Service from ap
propriating the complain am’s news at
any time prior to its puhDoatiOa by
crmplainant’a members. As to the
right of the defendant appropriate
complainant’s news after iu publlsa
tion, the eouri rest >JOB »
cision. bnt said p<?rson«lty, h/ wfcs WBt- '
f-«ed the .nt han no to
ri tv
V edition!
GEORGIA IS DRY
TODAY AFTER THE
GOVERNOR MOVER
(BY FRANK C. GILREATH.)
ATLANTA, Ga„ March 29.—The bone
dry prohibition bill prepared by Gov
ernor Nat E. Harris was passed yester
day afternoon and was transmitted te
the governor for his signature.
The bill passed by the legislature a
the same bill written by the governor
with one important exception: The
prohibition commissioner as created in
the bill when introduced was stricken
out entirely. The governor was very
much disappointed by this action and
sent a special message to the house
and senate yesterday afternoon ia
which he urged them to restore the
commissioner, but supporters of the
bill did not think it advisable to at
tempt a compliance with his request,
owing to the fact that a good many <-f
the rank and file of the prohibition
members were strongly opposed to this
feature of the bill. In all other im
portant particulars the governor’s bi!!
is now a law of the state.
One additional provision was put in
the bill which makes it much stronger
than the bill drawn by the governor.
This provision makes the manufacture
!of whiskey, wine or beer a felony
punishable by imprisonment from on«
to five years. It is aimed especially
at moonshiners, and is substantially
the same provision contained in the
bill introduced by Representative N.
F. Culpepper, of Meriwether county,
who considers the moonshine industry
! the chief enemy of genuine prohibition
in Georgia at this time, now that the
shipment of liquor into the state has
been stopped altogether. Instead oe
■ passing the Culpepper bill as a sepa
! rate measure, its provisions were writ-
I ten into the governor’s bone dry bill,
j thereby accomplishing the same pur
! pose.
One other provision was added. This
one provides for the confiscation of
any vehicle of vessel used in the
transiportation of any prohibited li
quor. It is aimed especially at the
automobile blockade runners along the
i Florida border, who have been haul
; ing; enormous quantities of liquor into
j south Georgia counties from Jackson
i ville. Under this provision of the law,
rot only these blockaders, but any one
I else carrying liquor in an automobKe
will be deprived of his automobile and
the same will be sold at public outcry
' before the courthouse door.
Probably no state has ever enacted
such a thoroughly dry prohibition biD.
; It prohibits the shipment into the state
!of any quantity of whiskey, wine, at
\ beer—excepting only alcohol for niedi-
J cal, pharmaceutical and mechanical
! purposes, and wine for the sacrament
-and prohibits the keeping of any
j evantity on hand at home or else
i where.
WORK INTO NIGHT
TO GET UOOOR OFF
Until 2 o'clock this morning the
Americus office of the Southern Ex
press Co., was busy preparing the re
shipment of all liquor which they had
on hand here, sending it back to tbe
shipping points. Agent McDonald
stated that all of the wet goods for
Chattanooga and Kentucky went back
at 10:40 o’clock last night, white
the packages for Jacksonville went off
at 5:30 this morning. About 160 pack
ages were sent avay
Not a drop of liquor is in the Vmer
■s office today, and doubUass many
>1 the thirsty consignees regret that
they did not avail themselves o: vee
terday
( HINEBE RITI BLIP HAN
NOW RECOGNIZED M NtelA
PEKhNA,. March 29 t Delayed in
. transrr.isston.)— The government ot.
: China today formally resolved to
ognixe the provisional government ot
‘Russia, and Chinese officials In that
' country have been instructed accord
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